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Effectiveness of Community College Success Courses on Academic Persistence
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Houchen-Clagett, Denise A. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Retention rates at a southeastern community college declined to approximately 26% between 2009 and 2012. This decline in student success may indicate a problem with programs intended to help retain students. To promote student retention, the participating community college has recommended that students complete a college success course as part of…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, School Holding Power, Academic Persistence, Success
Improving Question-Asking Initiations in Young Children with Autism Using Pivotal Response Treatment
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Koegel, Robert L.; Bradshaw, Jessica L.; Ashbaugh, Kristen; Koegel, Lynn Kern – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2014
Social initiations make up a core deficit for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). In particular, initiated questions during social interactions are often minimal or absent in this population. In the context of a multiple baseline design, the efficacy of using the motivational procedures of Pivotal Response Treatment to increase social…
Descriptors: Questioning Techniques, Young Children, Autism, Communication Skills
An Examination of the Effects of Intrusive Advising and Support Services on Academically At-Risk Students
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Jones, Earl A. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
This research study compared the effects of the intrusive form of developmental academic advising (IDAA) and the influence of additional academic support services on the mean cumulative Grade Point Averages (GPAs) of 4 randomly assembled groups of academically at-risk college students during 2 separate semesters. Academically at-risk students are…
Descriptors: At Risk Students, Educationally Disadvantaged, Academic Support Services, Grade Point Average
The Impact of the University of Utah's LEAP Program on Student Performance
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Bliss, Carolyn; Webb, Jeff; St. Andre, Mark – Journal of General Education, 2012
This article reports the results of a quantitative matching study investigating the impact on first-year students of a two-semester learning community. Results indicate a statistically significant association between LEAP participation and academic performance measured by retention, GPA, and time to graduation. Participation was associated with…
Descriptors: Grade Point Average, Academic Achievement, Program Effectiveness, Program Evaluation
An Integrated Curriculum to Improve Mathematics, Language, and Literacy for Head Start Children
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Fantuzzo, John W.; Gadsden, Vivian L.; McDermott, Paul A. – American Educational Research Journal, 2011
This article reports on the development and field trial of an integrated Head Start curriculum (Evidence-Based Program for Integrated Curricula [EPIC]) that focuses on comprehensive mathematics, language, and literacy skills. Seventy Head Start classrooms (N = 1,415 children) were randomly assigned to one of two curriculum programs: EPIC or the…
Descriptors: Evidence, Integrated Curriculum, Formative Evaluation, Preschool Curriculum
National Evaluation of Student Support Services: Examination of Student Outcomes after Six Years. Final Report
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Chaney, Bradford W. – Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development, US Department of Education, 2010
This is the final report of the National Evaluation of Student Support Services (SSS). SSS is one of eight federally funded grant programs that are administered as part of the Federal TRIO Programs within the U.S. Department of Education (ED). The SSS program, in particular, focuses on students while they are enrolled in college. In general, SSS…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Grants, College Outcomes Assessment, Outcomes of Education